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  19 December 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The communities of the department of Guainia thank the Church for its help during the pandemic Inirida (Agenzia Fides) - Through a video message, the communities of the Colombian department of Guainia, located on the triple border between Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela, expressed their gratitude for the work carri ...
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  19 December 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM) begins its mission in Malawi Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The CICM mission in Malawi has just begun in a way that was not expected: the preparatory activities have been canceled and the start has been delayed. The 4 team members of the new mission in ...
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  19 December 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The Church prays for the victims of the post-electoral crisis Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "During the Eucharistic celebrations on Sunday 20 December, in all the parishes of your ecclesiastical district, priests will pray for the eternal rest of the victims of the pre-electoral, elect ...
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  19 December 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Brazilian Church launches "SOS Mozambique": Let's help Cabo Delgado upset by three years of violence Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) and Caritas Brazil have launched the campaign "SOS Mozambique: Cabo Delgado wants peace". "We are all brothers, part of a family of many, all ...
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  18 December 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop Sipuka: "Let us not be discouraged by the Covid pandemic that, like Herod, tries to transform joy into pain, but it will not win" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "As heaven and earth united when Jesus was born, more than ever in this COVID-19 period God is calling us to solidarity" says His Exc. Mgr. Sithembele Anton Sipuka, Bishop of Umtata and Pre ...
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  18 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kankara school students released: "Nigeria runs the risks of exploding" warns a Nigerian prelate Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The 344 students kidnapped from the Kankara public secondary school in Katsina state, northwestern Nigeria, attacked on the night of December 11-12, have been released (see Fides, 14/12/2020). Thi ...
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  18 December 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Heads of the Churches of Jerusalem: at Christmas let us rejoice in God's gift for us, in these difficult times Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The birth of Jesus and the celebration of his Nativity "constantly remind us that God is with us and always will be". For this reason, the imminent liturgical Solemnity of the Lord's Birth cal ...
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  18 December 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - "A gesture of solidarity, at the foot of the Manger": in times of pandemic it is necessary to redouble efforts Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of the pandemic, Chilean dioceses and parishes have worked to alleviate the suffering of the population, especially the poorest and most forgotten, with various initiatives, ...
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  18 December 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - El Alto headquarters of the Bolivian Catholic University "San Pablo" named after Monsignor Scarpellini El Alto (Agenzia Fides) - The La Paz Regional Academic Unit of the Bolivian Catholic University "San Pablo" has decided to name its headquarters in the city of El Alto, after "Mgr. Eugenio Scarpellini". This important un ...
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  18 December 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishop of the Burmese territory with the highest Christians presence dies: A Pastor dedicated to listening and dialogue Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - Today, December 18, in the Catholic cathedral of Loikaw, capital of the Burmese state of Kayah - the state with the highest percentage of Christians in the country-, the funeral of Bishop Stephen ...
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  18 December 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Between pandemic and religious extremism: police and Muslim volunteers protect churches during Christmas Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - In almost all the provinces of Indonesia, the safeguarding of Christmas and New Year celebrations is a particular concern for local governments, police, civil society organizations and religious ...
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  17 December 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - The Bishops' Conference reiterates its request for dialogue with political leaders Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Haiti (CEH), Father Ludger Mazile, reveals that some leaders interested in starting the inter-Haitian dialogue process have already made themse ...
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  17 December 2020
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Inauguration of the Nazareth-Mwendakulima Seminary located in Kahama Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - The inaugural Mass of the Seminary was celebrated by Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam and concelebrated by 26 Bishops and many priests - fro ...
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  17 December 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Islamic-Christian movement "Silsilah": Advent and Christmas, time of mercy Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "The new liturgical year, which began with the season of Advent which will culminate with the celebration of Christmas, is an invitation to Christians to enter a phase of new conversion of the ...
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  17 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The priest kidnapped on his way to his father's funeral released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "I can confirm to you that the kidnapped Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Valentine Oluchukwu Ezeagu, has been released unhurt, by his captors on the evening of December 16", said the Imo State Police Co ...